Planetary hours
in Barysaw.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 27 January 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 09:02
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:45
- 2♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:28
- 3☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:10
- 4♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:09
- 11♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:35
- 8☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:26
- 11♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:44
- 12☉︎ Sun07:44 – 09:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Barysaw?
On Thursday, 27 January 2028, the Sun rises at 09:02 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 09:02 to 09:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.